The State Tourism Awards for 2012-13 were announced today by Hon’ble Minister for Tourism Shri A P Anil Kumar.
A total of 23 awards have been announced in three separate categories. The winners were chosen by a high level committee chaired by the Tourism Secretary from a preliminary list prepared by a panel of experts constituted by the tourism department.
Kochi-based Lotus Destination Pvt Ltd has been named the Best Inbound Tour Operator for 2012-13 and Riya Holidays Pvt Ltd, also based in Kochi, the Best Outbound Tour Operator.
Vivanta by Taj – Malabar in won the award for the Best 5-star Deluxe Hotel; Kumarakom Lake Resort in Kottayam won for the Best 5-star Hotel; Udaya Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel in Kovalam was named the Best 4-star Hotel; Marari Beach Resort in Alappuzha the Best 3-star Hotel and Coconut Lagoon in Kumarakom the Best Heritage Hotel.
The award for the Best Ayurveda Centre went to the Somatheeram Ayurveda Beach Resort in Kovalam and the award for the best Homestay to Thiruvananthapuram-based Graceful Homestay. Alappuzha Rainbow Cruise was named the Best Houseboat Operator.
The Best Hotel Manager award went to Shri P. Subramanian of Alappuzha Marari Beach.
Dr K C Krishnakumar, Chief Sub-Editor at Mathrubhumi (Yathra, Kozhikode) won the award for the Best Tourism Reporting and Shri B Muralikrishnan, Mathrubhumi Chief News Photographer and Kochi-based Shri Ajosh Parakkan won for the Best Tourism Photography.
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